This is a thing that I do as well. And that is how I console myself as well.

Been there. Am there. My cat says hi.

The ol’ club-over-the-head can be quite effective with Beta males like ourselves.

Woo! That’s a lovely success story.

This is nearly autobiographical.

In my case, I take everything as a sign from women that they don’t want to fuck - at least not me - and then I bugger off straight away.

They truly can. Fingers crossed!

Thank you - some days are certainly harder than others, but it honestly has been nice to hear such positive things from anonymous individuals on Kotaku, of all places.

Yeah, I’d love to find a trainer I can afford - I’ve been wanting to for years, but I still haven’t found that seems viable in my financial situation. I’ll keep looking, though.

I think (perhaps) both genders are raised with unrealistic expectations of what their life will be like when they grow up, and what it takes to get there (though it does seem women have even more pressures placed on them - but I think that is beginning to shift, thanks to the awareness of that the Internet era is…

I hear you on the time machine - I think about that far more often than I should.

Thank you sir - that is a valuable perspective for me to have.

I’ve actually been wanting to see a trainer for a loooooong time, but it always seems like even one session is something insane like $1000, which I could never afford.

Heh, yeah - Statham and Diesel definitely spring to mind when I’m trying to make myself feel better, and thinking, “If I try hard enough, I can be buff like them someday!”

Thank you - all of this rings very true.

Thank you - I think you have some truly good advice here, and I will try this.

Thank you - it’s always good to remember that not everyone desires the same sort of physical qualities.

Interesting perspective. If it gets much worse, I will look into that.

Just wanted to take a moment and thank you for taking the time to comment. You seem like a very kind person, and your words are truly appreciated.

I’ve always wished pets had the same lifespans as humans. I wonder if that would make their passing even more painful, though?